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Here is the current version of Red is the Rose. I love this tune and have being playing it somewhat obsessively. There is a hungry dog adding his part. No, I wasn’t starving him, although he would claim other wise. I’m still working on this. I’m hoping to get faster on the last part.
At first I couldn’t hear anything past 8, but I got out my good headphones and got up to 12. 14 I think I felt but can’t say I actually heard.
Thanks, Becky. Remember to keep it fun. My recording technique is turn on phone camera, play, then upload to YouTube. Keeping it simple.
I already submitted Greensleeves, so don’t count this one for the challenge. It has a lot of stumbles and my picado falls apart because of the speed. I really can’t play it at 100% but I wanted to give it a try. It was fun trying to keep up and at least I ended in the right place :).
Hi everyone,
Here is my version of Greensleeves. I added the chords and the high Dm at the end. I already know how to read music but haven’t done it much while playing ukulele. I always use the tabs. Since this has been music reading month, part of my practice has been sight reading songs from The Daily Ukulele. I try to pick out songs I don’t already know well so I’m not just playing by ear. It has been useful.I’m putting up two videos. One is my attempt at the written solo in EP002. I had a lot of difficulty with the pull offs, especially if it wasn’t to an open string. The second is me trying to solo off the same chord progression. I really don’t know what I am doing, but you can’t learn if you don’t try.
OK here is the first post. I played the background track at 75%. I just played along with it first time through since I can’t play the solo yet and wanted to end at the same place the track does.
Execution: I am a long time (about 7 yrs) strummer and regularly attend jam sessions where everybody is strumming the same way. It’s getting boring. I would like break out of that and play more up the neck and even be able to take solos.I have been working on EP002 Harmonizing in C Major.
Application: I would like to apply what I am learning to a song from my jam session group, Across the Great Divide by Kate Wolf.
Evaluation: I can play the higher chord part of EO002 (I put up a video soon). I am having trouble getting equal volume on the hammer on and pull offs in the solo. I am slowing it way down and working on that. Also I have tried playing higher chords on the Kate Wolf tune. That worked somewhat, but no solo yet.
Fred Sokolow has a book called Bluegrass Ukulele that shows the bum-ditty strum and also has a number of chord melody tunes in bluegrass style.
Thank you Andrew for your kind words. I know I didn’t get the timing right, particularly measure 6. I had it on loop and counted it out loud, but still the hesitation still shows up when I’m nervous. I’m slowing it down to work on the things you suggested. Thanks again.
